Vocabulary Quiz - VocabForce

1. construe

pale or lacking color; dull

reading carefully or thoroughly

interpret or understand

rambling; covering many topics

2. nocturnal

active at night

able to hold much; spacious

understood by few; mysterious or secret

lacking seriousness or importance

3. impudent

suggestion; subtle hint

excessive or insincere praise

rude or disrespectful

device that produces electricity; assault

4. quotidian

offensive or harmful

daily; commonplace or ordinary

farming or cultivation of land

come together to form whole

5. vigilant

aggressively defiant or savagely brutal

alert; watchful

unable to be appeased

sentimental to excessive degree

6. edict

deviation from the norm

official order or proclamation

diverging from the main point; peripheral

total sum of parts

7. clamor

loud, continuous noise

changing frequently

repeal or abolish a law

lacking sharpness or quickness

8. adulation

rhythmic flow or pattern

excessive or insincere praise

prejudice or inclination for or against something

effective in producing desired result

9. abase

humiliate or degrade someone

steep cliff or edge of a dangerous situation

large destructive fire

restoring to former state; compensation

10. turpitude

wicked or depraved behavior

severe or strict in manner or appearance

very small or tiny

energetic; constantly changing

11. infamy

bitterly harsh or biting

feeling intense happiness

notoriety; disgrace

giving a bad omen or threatening

12. discern

perceive or recognize clearly

boisterous and loud

burdensome or oppressive

physical beauty

13. effervescent

bubbly, lively, or spirited

free from difficulty or entanglement

decorate or add details to improve appearance

extremely hot or scorching

14. encumber

restrain or hinder

to confuse or puzzle someone

charming; winning

passionate or enthusiastic

15. tedious

disrespectful of sacred things

boring; tiresome; monotonous

pompous or overblown in speech

record or narrative of events

16. enfranchise

belonging to the earliest times

make sacred or holy

recklessly extravagant; wasteful

give voting rights

17. dissent

understood without being openly spoken

disagreement with authority or majority

easy to reach or understand

pompous or overblown in speech

18. nadir

lowest point or bottom

state of uncertainty or doubt

happening at same time

using very few words

19. unctuous

direct opposite or contrast

excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

lacking moral restraint

weaken physically or mentally

20. timorous

drive away or scatter; make vanish

having or showing fear or lack of confidence

pale or lacking color; dull

dishonest or indirect in behavior

Vocabulary Quiz:

1. construe

2. nocturnal

3. impudent

4. quotidian

5. vigilant

6. edict

7. clamor

8. adulation

9. abase

10. turpitude

11. infamy

12. discern

13. effervescent

14. encumber

15. tedious

16. enfranchise

17. dissent

18. nadir

19. unctuous

20. timorous

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Vocabulary Quiz:

1. construe

2. nocturnal

3. impudent

4. quotidian

5. vigilant

6. edict

7. clamor

8. adulation

9. abase

10. turpitude

11. infamy

12. discern

13. effervescent

14. encumber

15. tedious

16. enfranchise

17. dissent

18. nadir

19. unctuous

20. timorous

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